The American Guild of Organists (AGO) was founded in New York City in 1896 as a national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. As both an educational and service organization, the Guild seeks to set and maintain high musical standards and to promote understanding ...
In recent weeks your local movie critic has been raving about “Penguin Bloom,” a sensational 2020 drama starring Naomi Watts as an active young mom who is suddenly paralyzed from the waist down. Fans of that inspiring drama who want more Watts have plenty to choose from. Since most folks know about critical faves and box-office hits like “King Kong,” “St. Vincent,” “Birdman” and “Mulholland Drive,” here are several lesser-known chestnuts from Watts’ impressive resume: MATINEE (1993) Watts has a tiny role in this enchanting sleeper that is part nostalgia ...
In-person auditions to fill four roles for women and two for men in Hamilton-Gibson’s production of “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” are being scheduled for 7 p.m., April 16, 4 p.m. April 17 and 7 p.m. April 19 at the Warehouse Theatre, 3 Central Ave., Wellsboro. Social distancing and wearing a mask are required. One or two of the roles may be double-cast. Four to six actors will portray the following characters: Jean, a woman; Gordon, a dead man; Mrs. Gottlieb, Gordon’s mother; Hermia, Gordon’s widow; Dwight, Gordon’s brother; and The Other Woman, a stranger. “All ages, ...
At 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Hamilton-Gibson Productions last free staged reading will be performances of two comedies. “Mrs. Sorken” is by Christopher Durang, an American playwright. This monologue is presented by a middle-aged woman who attempts to share her somewhat limited knowledge but qualified passion for live theatre. “Boise, Idaho” is a 30-minute play by Sean Michael Welch, a native of Michigan who is an award-winning playwright and novelist. In it, the narrator dutifully chronicles the meeting of a couple in a small cafe in Paris, France, only to start ...
Brennan Hepler, known as Beane, a Loyalsock Township High School alumnus, has successfully made it through the first part of the Hollywood Week round on American Idol this week. He performed a duet, singing “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles and then a solo in the Genre Challenge, which ...
The Uptown Music Collective is set to return to the Community Arts Center stage to present Good Times Bad Times: The Music of Led Zeppelin for three live performances on April 16 and 17. “This high-energy tribute from the area’s premier school of music will feature talented young ...
